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Morning journal and courier., 1887-10-14
LOCAL NEWS.
Brief Mention.


 Card envelopes at Dorman's.
 Mary 0. Hoffman of North Branford, aged seventy years, died at the hospital yester day
 Hon. William Walter Phelps, member O Congress from New Jersey, passed through this city yesterday.
 Sarah A. Dickinson, sister of Captain Dickinson of the postoffice, died in New Mil ford yesterday morning.
 The pay of the brakemen on the Naugatucl division of the Consolidated road has been in creased from $45 to $50 a month.
 City Engineer Hill says that the Orang, street and State street bridges over Mill river will have to be repaired within two years.
 Dr. I. De Yer Warner, of Bridgeport, hal bought the elegant yacht Darrin from Pierr, Lorillard for SIG, ,500. She is ninety-niu fee in length.
 By November it is believed that the foul tracking of the New York division of tht Consolidated road win be completed as fal as Mamaroneck.
 The Consolidated road has given out the contract for the erection of a new station al New Rochelle. The station will be of brick and will cost about $S,000.
 The Grays will give a theatrical perform ance at the New Haven Opera House October 27th. On November 11th they will go to Hartford as the guests of Company K.
 Captain Charles Il. Townshend will this week write to Admiral Luce of the North At lantic squadron, now stationed at Newport, inviting him to bring two vessels into this harbor on his return run westward.
 Mrs. s. Re Bunce, aged seventy five, died suddenly in Stratford on Tuesday evening. She was born in New Haven and attended Dr. Cleaveland's church here many years. She leaves one sister, Mrs. Samuel Hieby of Milford. The funeral occurs this afternoon. Professor F. A. Fowler, director of the Amphion society, has been asked to assume the position of conductor of the Choral az sociation. He has not yet decided to accept, his time beiug so fully employed with the Amphions and the other duties incident to his profession.
 Hiram lodge, F. and A. M., had rousing meeting last night. The third degree was worked on two candidates. Owing to the rush of candidates more special meetings were decided upon. Among the letters from prominent men endorsing Hiram was one from Hon. John D. Candee, editor of the Bridgeport Standard.
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OnIy 1.ac. on the DolIar.

At the meeting of the creditors of F. O. Davenport, metal dealer, in Boston. the statement of the assets and liabilities was made and an offer of 121S cents on the dol lar was made, as about all the insolvent estate wonld yield. The concern went un- der owing to the E. s. Wheeler failure At a future meeting the creditors will decide as to accepting the offer.
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Owing to Matr1mony.

Miss Helen Dauvray was married Monday to Johnny Ward, short stop base ballist. She was to have played at the New Haven Opera House three nights this week with her whole New York company, but sent in 8 cancellation to managers generally all over the United States announcing her retirement from the stage.
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MURDER NEAR NORWICH.

An Italian Stabs a Frenehman To
 the Heart and Escapes-Thought To
 Re In This City.
 The police were notified late last evening that a murder had been committed near Norwich. The details were very meagre. AS near as can be ascertained an Italian and a Frenchmau got into 8 scrimmage and the former stabbed the latter to the heart and then fled. He was thought to have come towards this city. He wore cardigan jack ct and overalls and heavy shoes with tacks in the heels. The police are searching for him
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Friday, October IA, 1887.
NEW ADvERTIsEMENTs TO-DAY.

Clairvoyance-Mrs. J. J. Clark.
 Fine Carpets and Rugs-Window Shade Go. For rRent-Tenement-A. c. Halsted.
 Horses Arrived-Parker's Stables. Hoods Sarsaparilla-At Druggists. Imported French Chocolate-E. E. Hall 6 Bon. Mems Underwear-George E. Dudley. New Goods-J. H. Kearney. Fearless Dyes-At Druggists. Street and Driving Gloves-At Dudley's. Theodora-New Haven Opera House To-Day's Oferings-C. E. Longley & Co. Underwear-At Dudley's. Wanted-Men and Women -Dr. Flower. Wanted-Girl-193 Church Street. Wanted-Girls-1A Portsea Street. Wanted-YOune Man-M
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4ne Malu HHu the hrst money, Diamond second, General third and fourth.
 In the S:35 race Celisas, Ally K., Odd Eel low, Bob Moran, Queen Ray, Skip and Abdal- lah Duroc were drawn. Dollie Trumbull won the first heat, Regal second, Hattie w. third, Isolene fourth, Ada B. fifth, George E. sixth and Ella c. seventh. Time 2:37. Dollie Trunbull won the race in three straight heats.
 The 2:32 class followed, the four starters, coming under the wire, Joe first, Miss Mil Ter second, Lizzie K. and Lottie A. distanc- ed. The time was 2:33 IA. Joe won the race in three straight heats
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Sold at Auction.

The double house premises on the corner of State and Mill River streets, opposite the Forsyth dye works, comprising store and rooms overhead and another dwelling house, were sold at auction yesterday, Lawyer Whiting buying the property for $4, 200.
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Ringing Noises

In the ears, sometimes roaring, buzzine sound, are caused by catarrh, that exceed ingly disagreeable and very common disease. Loss of smell or hearing also results from ca- tarrh. Hoods Sarsaparilla, the great blood purifier, ig peculiarly successful remedy for this disease, which it cures by purifying the blood. If you suffer from catarrh, try Hoods Sarsaparti1a, the peculiar medicine.
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WEATHER RECORD.

INDICATIONS FOR TO-DAY,
 WAR DEPARrMENr OFFICE OF THE CHIEF SIGNAL SERVICE, WASHINGTON, D. C.. Oct. 1S 1887, O. m. For New England and Eastern New York: Cooler fair weather, fresh to brisk northwesterly winds
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Board of Conpensation,

The board of compensation met last even ing and discussed the Shelter and Prince
 streets sewer improvements. No decisions were arrived at.
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THE DERBY RACES.

The TrOttfng KeSterdaY-The Wagon
 Race-The 2:35 Race.
 BIRMINGHAM, Oct. 13.-The races were to- day remarkable for an early finish and vol tunes of dust. The raw air and stiff breezes made the horses tardy to a finish and the drivers cheerless. The wagon race of yester- day was finished, the following being the
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man,a underwear.
Business is Business

We had the pleasure yesterday of viewing the finest lot of business horses ever brought to this city. The two carloads have arrived, and your inspection is invited. Horses sold on commission at
 PARKER's STABLEs
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CASH DONATIONS $5, ,450.

The children then went through with some exercises, the same as were done in the af- ternoon. The committee was well pleased After the exercises Rev. Dr. McLane offered prayer. General Ford then made few re- marks. He spoke to the children, wanting
 them to strive to be good and kind to one another. He said the exercises were credita-
 ble to them and to the institution and grati-
 fy1ng to the managers. He thanked tke
 ladies on the committees, the committee of
 citizens and the public for the good work
 they had done. In conclusion he bespoke
 the continued success of the institution and hoped the public would continue to respond to it's growing demands.
 Gen. Ford announced that the first prize, $lO in gold, from Hon. H. H. .Bunnell, flor the best child during the year in the school should go to Louis Guebel For the next best boy and girl, $5 each in gold, given by Gen. George H. Ford and Hon. N. D. Sperry, the prizes were presented to Viola Cronk and William Harding by Gen. Bradley, who spoke most feelingly to all the children, giv- ing them some excellent advice. Ten dollars was given to the next best children, divided as follows: g each to May Dudley and Ben iamin Parker of room 3; $2 each to Mary Lynch and Fred Kaehler of room 9, and $1 each to Jennie Dickerman and Albert Love- lace Or room 1. This prize was given by General E. s. Greeley, who made few pre- sentation remarks.
 Hon. N. D. Sperry addressed the audience, thanking all who had taken part in this work, the various committees, the public, the ladies and the press. The children then sang Good Night" and their days programme was at an end.
 The following were the committees at the asylum yesterday: S&
 |, Parl9r & &Gommittee-Mrs; N; D: sperTy. Mrs vii lle% % MTs W WSeGsgs srkn wi GS Mrs CampS 6riel, MIS- Charles Fabrique, MEs. 4. ". Wright
The evening world., 1887-12-24
RED NOSES ON THE PIER ENDS.
Some City Fishermen Who Follow Their
sport summer and Winter.

Even the presence of biting cold weather
cannot drive the fishermen away from the
pier ends. Although the fisherman may be
miserably cold and unhappy as the raw De-
cember air frolics about and paints his nose
a cheerful crimson, while it leaves the rest of
his face an ashep gray, he nevertheless clings
to his sport with q grip that death alone can
loosen.
The fisherman does not fish for profit. If
he depended upon his fish for q living he
would not fish very long before the Coroner
would pass upon the manner of his death.
is NO pleasure in it. He fishes from habit.
The drunkard or the morphine eater may
cure himself of his habit, but the fisherman
can never break himself Of his. When the
PEELED to work for q living during the day he
spends half the night on q bleak and chilly
pier end with his throw lines and his little
box of bait.
He never catches anything of any use. His
fish are the size of sardines. At rare and
blissful intervals he catches a bullhead or a
hapless founder. Then he is buoyed up with
the conviction that fishing is a great and
noble sport.
Several kinds of bait are used by these fish
ermen. During the warm months sand
worms make the best bait. In cold weather,
when freeze and icicles hang
from the string pieces of the piers, the fisher
man uses calf's liver, sleeps lungs and sew
eral other varieties of butcher shop refuse for
bait.
Fish bite these things probably because
they wish to die at once and put an end to
their misery. Certainly no self-respecting,
healthy fish would bite such things in a
cheerful state of mind.
Old men, middle-aged men and young boys
alike haunt the pier ends day and night.
The habit grows with advancing age.
One of these fishermen was once seen on a
steamer at the Cholera Banks. It's no
good, - said he. God fishin' amt nothin' to
tshin' off the docks" All these fishermen
say - dock" instead of pier, or wharf. The
three words mean the same to them.
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A TRUBR DEFINITION,

An Old Wing masquerader defines q free
trader as one who believes in maintaining
the internal system at as high q figure as pos
sible in order that the duties on foreign pro-
ductions may be kept as low as possible"
Considering that the internal taxes have
been reduced, by general consent, from q
thousand articles to two only, involving a
cutting Of nearly 5000, 900, 900 revenue from
this source, this is o definition that defines
falsely.
free trader" in protectionist ~parlancc,
is n who favors even the slightest reduc-
ton in the n per cent. war tariff. President
CLEVELAND is o free trader" to the Old
Wings.
But the old spook has no more scare left in
t. The American people are determined to
have lower taxes and freer trade.
The evening world., 1887-12-24

The Pennsylvania Railroad Company pays out
SO, 600, 900 annually in wages to Its II, 900 en-
ployees.
trout which weighed twenty-five pounds and
measured 4 feet 4 inches in length was recently
caught In Lake Mendoza. near Madison, Wis.
A Dover IN. H. woman, haunted by the fear of
burglars, hid a considerable sum OF money several
months ago 80 securely that she has since been I'M
able to md It.
It is noted by a Washington correspondent that
most Of the diplomats representing Turkey at the
capital have been Greeks, and nearly all Of the
Mexican representatives are Spaniards.
A cypress tree recently felled in woodru r
County, Ark, had a diameter of . feet 4 inches at
the base and a height of 90 feet. 1t will make
IS, 400 feet of lumber or 5000 shingles, and 1t is
valued at $500.
Miss varina Davis, the "daughter OF the Confed-
eracy," has contributed to the Macon Sunday
Times an article of considerable length and merit
entitled "Glimpses OF O German Watering place. "
It is said that she will make literature her profess
sion.
A San Francisco lawyer who subscribed for q
copy Of Shakespeare's plays decided that he did not
want 1t and informed the agent that no would not
accept the book until 1t had been clearly proved to
hin that Shakespeare and not Bacon was the
author.
Anew fast train recently put on the Chicago,
Burlington and Quincy road between Chicago and
Kansas City has been officially named the " Ell. ~
A similar and rival train on the Rock Island line
between Chicago and Council Bluffs is dubbed the
"G-whizz."
Two plates Of glass have been made in Pittsburg
Of such SIZE tnat they cannot be loaded on cars and
taken through the tunnels on the Pennsylvania
Railroad TO Philadelphia, where they are to be used
in building. Consequently they have got to be
shipped around by river and ocean.
Mitchell Stone, who was arrested at White Plains
the other day for stealing horses In Massachusetts,
may very properly be called the king of horse
thieves. BY his own confession he has stolen more
than q thousand horses in New England and in
Eastern New YORK during the past twenty years.
DIR. Kosts exYlarations Of the Ichetucknee River
in Florida have Brought to light the remains OF
another Madison. The bones were discovered
near the spotsAt which he had previously dug up
the remains Of three other species Of prehistoric
anlmals-the megatherium, mylodon and paleo-
therium.
TWenty-one years ago John johnson, Of Daniels.
Vile, Ca, disappeared from sight one day as COM
ple;ely as n the earth mad swallowed him, and left
q young wife to mourn his absence. LasI week he
returned to his native town from oregon, where he
has lived since his disappearance and grown rich.
After waiting for him twenty years his wife secured
a divorce, and she has not yet met her former hus-
band.
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be plenty Of hilarity with the. Hanlons in
u Voyage on Suisse" which will begin
with the Christmas matinee. Tonight Dem
man Thompson will he seen for the last time
In that theatre in 1.-The Old Homestead"
AZ Poole's Theatre the Christmas attraction
will be q " sensational local drama" called
T" One of the Bravest. " n story Of New York
life. This will introduce some very inter
esting effects, and the management call IT "a
mine of original fun " and "a c%yclone- Of ex-
element. There will be n matinee Christ
mas. Tonight Taken from Life will be
given for the last time at Poole's,
There is q capital Christmas play at II. r.
Jacobs's Third Avenue Theatre, in the shape
Of =" Fun on the Bristol" which is well
known and will stand repetition. Tonight
Hallen d Harris First Prize Ideals will finish
their engagement at that house.
At Tony PASTORS Christmas will introduce
some extremely entertaining pictures. Herr
Pitrot, the living pauspticon," will be seen,
while Harry Woodson, the negro imperso-
nator Ashley and Hess, the skaters, n
Luigi Dell Orc, q musical WONDER" will be
features of the programme.
At the American Institute Frank A. Rob-
bins winter circus mny be seen tonight,
during Christmas week and subsequently,
with matinees daily. Everything that circus
lovers most enjoy will be there. A zoologi-
cal garden. a museum of curiosities, aerial
performances and clowns are among the
promised attractions.
The evening world., 1887-12-24
CHRISTMAS EVE.

christmas tree or Christmas stockings" is
the mooted question in many q household to-
day. A compromise, highly satisfactory to
the younger generation, is to have both-the
stocking hanging Christmas Eve and the tree
Christmas night.
Thrice happy then the boy or girl possessed
of an obese and obliging relative in the capa-
cious recesses of whose borrowed stocking
may be stored toys and goodies galore. The
pernicious practice of filling these caverns of
hose with vegetables and other e~xtraneous
material will prevail in no well-regulated
family.
But quite as essential to a perfect Christ
mas Eve is a visit to dreamland. Let every
%youngster tonight fire his Imagination with
the lively imagery of those familiar lines,
"pTwas the night before Christmas" ETC.,
and then be tucked snugly beneath the quilts
to dream such dreams as only childhood
knows and only Christmas Eve can bring.
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come somewhat higher, and the ordinary va

come somewhat higher, and the ordinary va
r1eties arc much cheaper.
-Spitzenbergs. greetings, King apples,
Northern Spies, Baldwins and snow apples
make an attractive display and may be had at
reasonable prices, while lady apples, which
are chiefly in demand for decorative pur-
poses, are sold at Is cents a quart.
Malaga grapes are as low as IL cents q
pound, but the California fruit in the market,
though not scarce. is not of the best quality.
new invoices not being expected till next
month.
Walnuts are 20 cents q pound almonds, IS ;
Brazil nuts, 10 pecans, 20 flberts, Is, and
ing purchases for the Christmas dinner-table
can afford to neglect this necessary part Of
the dessert.
The fish and meat markets are not particu-
larly affected by the holiday trade, and prices
consequently do not show any particular
change. Nevertheless, the dealers in Wash
ington Market have taken Just about as much
pains to make their stalls attractive rs people
in other branches of trade. Indeed, among
the poorer classes. the s~ubstantials of this
kind are most in demand.
For private families the fish most in de-
mand Mt this season of the year are cod, had
dock, founders and smells, while the restau-
rants want big striped bass, salmon trout,
bluetsh, smelts and Holsters. Prices for all
Of these are comparatively cheap, those in
the former list ranging from 6 to 10 cents and
the latter from 10 to Is.
A dainty now in the market is Southern
shad, which sells from 40 to 60 cents o pound.
Fresh-caught salmon are 40 cents q pound.
The evening world., 1887-12-24
MERRY SCENES In MARKETS.
GREAT CROWDS GETTING READY FOR
CHRISTMAS FEASTING.

ThronGs OF Peddlers Doing n Rushing Trade
In tho Streets-Fisb, Flesh and Fowl In
Plenty Inside the M~arket-Game scnrcer
and Denrer Every Year-Fruits of the
Season in Abundance.
A stroll through Washington Market at
any time during the past two days would
have convinced even the most gloomy pessi-
mist that Christmas in New York is going to
be celebrated this year in the good old
fashioned way, bringing plenty of turkey,
mince pie, plum pudding and all sorts of
good cheer to every one. At any rate, there
seems to be enough to go all around,
without taking into consideration Fulton,
Jefferson and a half a dozen other smaller
markets in different parts of the city, which
have presented similar scenes Of busy activ-
iy during the same interval.
Not only the market itself, but all the
streets and tho%roughfares leading to it have
been taken possession of by hordes of enter
prising merchants. who have erected stands
and anchored carts at every available corner
and curb with the most cheerful disregard of
the ordinances against street membranes.
and who presstheir wares upon the passer-by
with persistence and energy.
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Rather Hard ON the Young Man.

tfEOWH uTDeTs Bu-uT.l
AS IL Ia obviously q young mans duty to pay
attention 10 some young woman, considering that
this is really the chief motive of social intercourse,
1t is rather hard upon him that he no sooner begins
to fulfil his mission. and calls and drives and dances
more or less boldly with one damsel, than all the
matchmaking mothers and all the single women
to whom a love affair, anybody's love affair, is
precious and entertaining, interchange ideas upon
the subject and report that young Crdyon Is In love
with Miss Coupon; and although he may never
have thought of love in relation to Miss
Coupon, and although he may possibly
have dufted into a genuine affection sooner
or later II nobody had meddled - since
proximity is a dangerous factor. and brings about
more marriages than match-mnking-the premature
report has II very DANA Ing effect; he begius to see
that unless he Is serious in paying attentions he Il
compromising not only himself but the young
woman, and keeping other suitOrs at a distance;
and although he may not know whether he has any
positive designs or not, and his emotions may be in
a state of evolution, and he may mol entirely un-
derstand his own designs, yet he Is put upon his
quart, the cordial relation between the two cools,
and he earns the name of being q h~eartless triner,
or is forced into a hasty declaration before he 10
ready to make II.
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hotels" "tho magnificent railroad system I"
and his experience In general.
He says he has seen no Wild West, and
thinks the adjective Of little use." While
the delicacy of this compliment il appreci-
ated, 1t is TO be hoped that he has not found
things too tamo.
At all events IL is apparent that the New
American Notes" will strike q moro popular
chord than the first edition thereof published
by his esteemed progenitor.
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q II PEOPLE,

The Congressman who are making q holt
than to consult with their constituents as to
the legislation they desire.
Let the visiting statesmen see If they can
find any disinterested man who is in favor of
p~rolonging the war taxes and spending the
surplus. Let them inquire among the plain
people " as to the policy Of freeing l~uxuries
and vices from taxation and continuing. the
taxes OF food, fuel, clothing and shelter.
Let them ask sensible and candid men Of
all parties what they think of the Presidents
Message.
Then let the Representative represent.
The evening world., 1887-12-24
WATCH EN-,

There is q very suspicious delay about the
adjustment of those mysterious and enor-
nous Aqueduct claims.
On one pretext and another the meetings
for their settlement nave been postponed.
Why? Simply because Comptroller LoEw,
who believes that q contract is a contract,
and who resolutely declines to pay out
millions of the peoples money unauthorized
by law, is to go out of Office at the close of
the year. The greedy contractors cherish
the hope that the incoming Comptroller may
DO a more pliable official. Hence their
Fabian policy.
1t will pay to watch them. Millions are at
stake.
The evening world., 1887-12-24
b MEAN CIGARS,

While the cigar-makers are very properly
struggling against o proposed reduction of
wages and revival of the te~nement-houss
system. why does not the public kick against
the mean cigars palmed of at high prices by
the manufacturers.
For q year it has been almost impossible to
obtain a fair weed at a fair price in this city.
This lack of faith with the consumers is
the real cause of the decentralization of New
York's cigar trade.
+; Make the cigars in q decent place and i'm
prove their quality.